Vietnamese hold An Loc under heavy attack amid fiercest battle
U S and South Vietnamese forces repelled a major North Vietnamese assault on An Loc 60 miles north of Saigon. B52s and fighter-bombers knocked out about 30 of 60 tanks used in the initial push. The battle left hundreds dead as forces fought street by street with helicopter gunships and night raids shaping the fight.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
An Loc
U.S
Fiela
National
Liberation Front
NLF
Vietnazget
NFL
South Vietnam
Mme
Neuyen van Binh
Paris
Vietnam
Cambodia
Nguyen van Thieu
Highway 13
Nguyen van Minh
Woops Itar
Chive Saigon Reon
Truong Huu Duc
Public notices and local chatter from Cuero
Greetings from John Burns Eckert in Tehuacan Mexico to continue The Cuero Record at his address. Vernel Beasley passes bumper stickers for Cuero Centennial and Turkey Trot to multiple Texas cities. A chat with Everett Day reveals a county cemetery near his San Antonio highway store.
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John Burns Eckert
Tehuacan
Puebla
Mexico
Vernel Beasley
Cuero
Bryan
Houston
Corpus Christi
Seguin
San Antonio
Victoria
Everett Day
San Antonio Highway
Cuero Lions Light Bulb Sale Aims for Helicopter Pad
Cuero Lions Club plans an April 17 light bulb sale to fund the new Cuero Community Hospital helicopter pad. Bill Nami notes next week's luncheon is canceled for the fundraiser, which starts at 5 p.m. at the American Legion Civic Center. Don Albrecht leads the sale with proceeds supporting the $1500 landing pad.
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Lions
Bill Nami
Cuero Lions Club
Don Albrecht
Cuero Community Hospital
American Legion Civic Center
Miss DeWitt County Pageant Set Saturday
The Rotary Club of Cuero sponsors the seventh annual Miss DeWitt County Pageant at St. Mark's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall starting at eight p.m. Miss Joyce Bonnet, current titleholder, will crown her successor. Contestants from Cuero Yoakum Yorktown and other areas compete before impartial judges. Master of ceremonies is Jimmy Goodman of Beeville, known for sports broadcasts and long MC tenure at regional events.
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Rotary Club of
Cuero
DeWitt County
Yorktown
Yoakum
Jimmy Goodman
Beeville
Goodman
Thomas Jefferson
San Antonio
Roosevelt
Dallas
Mission Director to Speak Sunday at First United Methodist
The Rev. Roy B. Severance, Director of Development for Missions to the Cumberlands, will speak at First United Methodist Church on Sunday April 16 at 7 p.m. The missions, a UMC National Board project in southeast Kentucky, focus on Appalachia and include hospitals clinics farm demonstrations schools children's homes clothing centers crafts development training and economic efforts.
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Roy B. Severance
the Cumberlands
First United Methodist Church
The
Cumberlands
United Methodist Church, National
Board of Missions
Kentucky
Appalachians
Journalists Place In Four Events
Cuero High School journalists won the district journalism meet in Kerrville, placing in all four events. Denise Arndt and Tink McMichen won first places and advance to the Corpus Christi regional on April 22. Denise is a junior from Westhoff and Tink is a senior, with other Cuero winners Marie Clarke second in news writing Shirlene Koenning third in editorial writing. Susie Arnold also featured among the contestants.
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Cuero High School
Kerrville
Denise Arndt
Tink McMichen
Corpus Christi
Denise
Clarence Arndt
Westhoff
Tink
J. A. McMichen
Cuero
Marie Clarke
James Clarke
Shirlene Koenning
Alvin Koenning
Susie Arnold
Jimmy Arnold
Apollo 16 countdown stays on schedule for moon flight
The countdown passed the midway point with forecasters predicting good weather for Sundays launch at Cape Kennedy. Spaceflight meteorologists expect partly cloudy skies and 16 mph winds with 60 degree temps. Astronauts Young Mattingly and Duke prepare for final prelaunch briefing and aim to collect 195 pounds of lunar samples.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Kennedy Space Center
Florida Highway Patrol
Space Agency
John W. Young
Thomas K. Mattingly
Charles M. Duke
Moon
Duke
Foster Homes Needed In DeWitt County Welfare Program
Welfare official in DeWitt County lists foster home licensing details and contact by calling 275-2131. Emphasizes that ownership of home or wealth is unnecessary, and the program is nonprofit and child focused. Names several local foster homes serving Cuero Yoakum Meyersville and Yorktown.
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de Witt
DeWitt Co
John Means
Cuero
August Cervantes
Nathan Garrett
Floyd Doehrman
No Damage In Fire at Cuero Residence
Cuero's fire department was called to 503 West Sarah at 11:05 today to extinguish a small fire in a garage. The blaze started in a pile of oily rags but was extinguished in minutes with no damage reported to other contents.
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Cuero
Alberta Ramon
West
Sarah
Pilots Present Safety Awards at Local Elementary Ceremonies
The Pilot Club awarded cash prizes and certificates to second to fourth graders from Hunt Elementary and St. Michael's Parochial in a flagpole ceremony. Principal Bess Jernigan, judge Ken Leigman and safety committee members Mary Polzin Schaefer Hansen Goebel administered the honors to named students.
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Mary Polzin Ig
Schaefer
Fred Hansen
Mary Goebel
Pilot Club
Hunt Elementary
St. Michael's Parochial
Herman Schaefer
Ken Leigman
Bess Jernigan
Principe
Democratic Executive Committee Poll Reveals Texas Gubernatorial Favorites
The Texas State Democratic Executive Committee members show Ben Parnes as the top preferred candidate for governor in a UPI poll. Dolph Briscoe and Preston Smith tie for second, with Frances Farenthold fourth. In the Senate race, Ralph Yarborough and Barefoot Sanders lead with 44.71 percent each, and 7.89 percent undecided.
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Texas
United Press International
Democratic Executive Committee
Preston Smith
Uvaide
Dolph Briscoe
SDEC
Frances T. Farenthold
Corpus Christi
Senate
U.S. Senate
Ralph W. Yarkorovich
Barefoot Sanders
Lynden B. Johnson
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Arthur Higbee
By Polly Howes
Polliwogs
Key, Koy B. Severance
Charles M. Derke, Jr
Descartes Crater
Earth
Apollo
Soviet Union
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Dem Pros
Poiter
Stat Democratic Executive Committee
By Cragg Hines
UPI Capitol
Austin
UPD
Ben Parnes
Briscoe
Smith
Pace
Mit Sanders
Yarborough
SDPC
Lioyrd M. Henisen
Hhe
Barnes
Sanit “Ol
Fasouthod Ma
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